The Fall River Master Planning process continued with a meeting on June 23, 2008, that focused on Open Space, Recreation and Culture. The three-hour discussion was held at the Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center on Martine Street. Consultants Bill Giezentanner of Community Preservation Associates and Martha Lyon of Landscape Architecture facilitated the discussion and recorded the ideas that were offered. Topics included the City's topography, water resources, and habitat and wildlife. A summary of the suggestions will be included in the action and priorities of the final Master Plan for the City. Other focus groups were held on other topics including transportation, human resources, and education. Click here to see photos of the April 9, 2008, Master Plan meeting. Click here to see photos of the April 18th and May 16th, 2007, Master Plan meetings. For more information about the process, contact Planning Director Jim Hartnett at 508-324-2561.
 

(Top row, left) Fall River Director of Public Works Kenneth Pacheco listens as suggestions are made for possible improvements to City parks. (Top row, center) Bill Giezentanner of Community Preservation Associates facilitates the discussion. (Top row, right) Everett Castro of Green Futures listens as Trustees of Reservation Property Manager Michael Labossiere talks about the importance of protecting the City's water supply. (Middle and bottom rows, left) City Councilor Cathy Ann Viveiros engages Mr. Castro in a discussion about the possibility of daylighting the Quequechan River falls. (Middle row, right) City Environmental Affairs Officer Elizabeth Connell talks about the permitting process for developers of open space. (Bottom row, center) Mr. Pacheco describes some of the difficulties in maintaining the City's 23 parks. (Bottom row, right) Ms. Lyon and City Planning Director Jim Hartnett listen as Al Lima of Green Futures expresses his concerns about the development of open space in the City.